Diane Gaudon, FCPA, FCGA and owner of her own business specializes in GST/HST, QST and provincial sales tax training and consultation. She is a frequent presenter of commodity tax related material to numerous professional organizations including CGA Ontario. As well she has over 15 years of providing sales tax advice to both Canadian and foreign companies of all sizes on federal and provincial sales tax matters.

Diane has over 30 years of experience as a professional accountant with extensive accounting and taxation expertise in many industries.

She is the author of the 2011 release ofCGA Ontario''sHarmonized Sales Tax Part II booklet and CPA Canada Online course "GST/HST - from 2010 to 2016".

For her contributions to CGA Ontario and industry at large in communicating Ontario and British Columbia HST implementation information, Diane was honoured with a Fellowship Award from CGA Canada in 2011. In 2012, she was bestowed the Ontarion Distinguished Service Award from CGA Ontario.

Currently, Diane is assisting clients with sales tax matters and presenting professtional development seminars and speaking at conferences for CPA Ontario and Canada.